The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05

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his whiskers grew right up to his hair, 20
that there was uncommonly little Of his
countenance to be seen. Altogether he
reminded me forcibly Of . gorilla, and yet
there was something very pleasing and
genial about the mans Dye. remember
saying that I should like to know him.
"All right" answered my brother; moth.
1ng easier. know Vincey; I'll introduce
you;'' and he did; and for some minutes va
stood chatting-about the Zulu people, ]
think, for I had just returned from the
Cape at tho time. Presently, however, .
stoutish lady, whose name I do notremem.
Der, came alongth pavement, accompanied
by a pretty fair-haired girl, and these twe
Mr.. Wncey, who clearly knew them well,
company. remember being rather amused
because Of the change in tho expression Of
b elder man, whose name I discovered
was Holly, when he saw the ladies advane.
ing. He suddenly stopped short In his tall,
cast . reproachful look ct his companion,
and, with al abrupt nod to myself, turned
and marched OF alone across the street.
1,heard afterward that he was popularly
supposed to be as much afraid Of q woman
~ most p ople are of a mad dog, which 20
countedf rhis precipitate retreat. Ieannot
say. however, that young vincey showed
much aversion to feminine society ON this
occasion. Indeed, I remember laughing,
and remarking to my brother at the time
that he was not the sort Of man whom one
would care to introduce to tho lady ons
was going to marry, since it is exceedingly
probable that the acquaintance would end
in q transfer of her affections. He wa q,
together too good looking, and, what q
more, lie had mont of that consciousness
and conceit about him which usually q.
flicts handsome men, and makes them Dc.
servedly tsisliked by their fellows.
That evening my visit came to an end,
and that was the last 1 saw or heard q
Charon und the Greek god for many alons
day. Indeed, I have never seen either q
EleEn from that hour to this, and do mot
suppose it likely that I shall. But . month
ago I received a letter and two packets, one
of manuscript, and on opening the 6rst,
found that it was signed by "Horace
Holly" a name that at that moment was
not familiar to me. It ran as, follows:
- COLLEGE, Cambridge,
MY DEAR S1R:-You will be surprised,
considering the very slight nature of our
acquaintance, to get q letter from me. In.
deed, l think I had better begin by remind.
years ago, when your brother introduced
me and my ward Leo vincey to you In the
street at Cambridge. Tobeb brief andcome
to my business. l have recently read with
much interest q book Of yours describing
2 Central African adventure. I take 6
effort of the Imagination. However this
Is, it has given me an idea. It happens
how, you will see in the accompanying
manuscript, which, together with the
scarab, the Royal Son of the Sum- and the
original sherd. I am sending to You b!
son, Leo Vincey and myself have recently
passed through q real African adventure
Of Q nature SO much more marvelou! Than
b one which you describe that, to tell
you b truth, / am almost ashamed g
submit it to You for fear lest you should y
this manuscript that I, or rather we, had
made up u minds not to make this his
tory public during our joint Nves. Nor
shOuld we alter u determination, were ie
not for q circumstance that has recently
arisen. We are, for reasons that, after
70 guess, going away again, this dms 70
Central Asia, where, Il anywhere upon
this earth, wisdom Is to DO found, and an.
ttcipate that our soj0urn there VIII
be Q long one. Possibly we shall mot y.
turn. Under these altered conditions a
has become q question whether we are Jus
titled in withholding from the world u
account of q phenomenon whichwe helteva
to be of unparalleled interest, merely b
cause our private life is involved, or because
we are afraid Of ridiculo aud doub(
M cast upon our statements. / bold
View about this matter. and Leo hold
anotner,. and finally, after much discus
". to send The hisforv to Won. oivina vou
full leave to publishft Il you think al, III
a. 4zas now what am / to ..y further, /,